wip introduction ; the last lorinean
“I’m not running away from something. I’m running to something.”
“Is that so?” There was a twinkle in the woman’s eyes. “And what would you happen to be running to?”
ao3 tags: Found family, sapphic love, self discovery, road trips, too much worldbuilding, strong female characters, immortal lesbians with swords, pirates for some reason
summary: No one on the continent Aronia has had a dream in 200 years. It is an accepted fact, a reality of the small empire and all its inhabitants; the side-effects of a curse cast thousands of years ago. Lorineans could temporarily cure the dream sickness, but all were killed or exiled at the end of the Lorinean Crisis.
When Lilli Karington wakes up with a dream of her own fresh in her memory, she realizes the time has come to leave the sleepy town of Oakalla and head to the north in search of answers. What she doesn’t count on is being entangled in 200 years worth of the deadliest lie to have been told in Aronia– and a plot against the Emperor.
Lilliana Karington, 17. An orphan raised in the small town of Oakalla, Lilli runs away from Judith Jean’s Home for Wayward Girls after she starts having dreams– a feat impossible in an empire cursed with dream sickness. She makes a deal with the Lorinean in her mind, and with her own curse of poor decision making and bad timing, Lilli journeys to the Northern Kingdoms in search of answers.
Illizian, 1,961. A Lorinean who once served– and loved– the Emperor’s daughter, Illizian is now a fugitive under Aronian law. She escaped the massacre and exile of her people only though hiding her soul in the bloodline of a unwitting maid, and now must rely on the help of her current host: a young orphan with more power than she knows.
Sadene Amoraz, 20. A runaway from the prestigious Faerien Academy, Sadene only wants one thing: freedom to chose. After being thrown into a terse alliance with a scrappy Human girl, she faces the unraveling relationship with her twin brother.
Addien Amoraz, 20. A Faerie with unbridled ambitions, Addien never wanted to leave the Faerien Academy. Having made the choice to stay by his sister’s side, he regrets the life he left behind. All he can do now is continue onward to the Northern Kingdoms in the company of his twin sister and an untrustworthy orphan.
Lythinia Kaeleki, 229. The daughter of the Emperor of Aronia, and Princess of Iremor. Granted immortality alongside her father, she lives in hope that Illizian managed to survive the Lorinean Crisis, and will return to her one day.
Ausma Kaeleki, 252. The Emperor of Aronia, and King of Iremor. He led the fight against the Lorineans, driving their people into exile. For his deeds, he was deemed worthy of immortality by the elves.
Bethanius Guore, 31. A pirate who spends as much time of possible away from water. They have business with the Pirate Queen, and they find themselves entangled in the lives of three runaways.
tags: #the+last+lorinean ; #illizian+wip
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